The Orioles dominated the Rangers in Sunday’s 4-2 win to finish off a series sweep, with Chris Tillman delivering eight-plus innings of two-run ball.

The Padres scored four runs in the first three innings, and the bullpen held on for Edinson Volquez in a 5-3 win over the Cardinals on Saturday.

Rookie Nolan Arenado ended a stretch of 18 hitless at-bats with a sixth-inning RBI single that broke a tie and lifted the Rockies to a 4-3 victory over the Cubs on Sunday.

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list from his strained right quadriceps next Saturday against the Rays at Yankee Stadium, but it is less than certain that he will be able to do so.

Clay Buchholz will try to ease his mind on Monday, when he visits noted orthopedist James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla. The Red Sox right-hander hasn’t pitched since June 8 because of a neck strain that has also given him discomfort behind his right shoulder.

Right-hander Randall Delgado stood toe-to-toe with All-Star Madison Bumgarner on Sunday in a much-needed 3-1 victory that kept first place in Arizona’s grasp away from the surging Dodgers.

The non-waiver Trade Deadline is fast approaching, and the trade topic is dominating baseball discussion these days. The expanded postseason format has complicated the trade picture, as many clubs are still deciding whether to buy, sell or stand pat. Over the weekend, it appeared Matt Garza was Texas-bound. Now there’s no telling where Garza will end up.

Wily Peralta continued his stellar string of pitching Sunday, and Caleb Gindl awoke a dormant Brewers offense with a walk-off, 13th-inning home run for a 1-0 Milwaukee win and a three-game series sweep over the Marlins to open the second half of the season at Miller Park.

The Astros called up touted shortstop Jonathan Villar from Triple-A Oklahoma City and designated popular veterans Carlos Pena and Ronny Cedeno for assignment on Sunday.

Bartolo Colon threw a four-hit shutout and the A’s bats got untracked with six runs thanks to some timely hitting and three Angels errors on Sunday afternoon at Angel Stadium.

Solo homers from Miguel Cabrera and Andy Dirks, plus two Brayan Pena sacrifice flies, backed Doug Fister’s strong outing and helped Detroit avoid a series sweep with a 4-1 win over the Royals Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.

One day after winning a game in which they got just one hit, the Mariners found an easier avenue to victory Sunday as they rolled over the Astros, 12-5, to complete their second straight series sweep.

Two hits with runners in scoring position on Sunday drove home three runs, just enough to lift the Cardinals, 3-2, over the Padres and make Adam Wainwright the National League’s first 13-game winner.

Matt Kemp came off the DL to go 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs, Carl Crawford broke out of a slump with three hits, Hanley Ramirez slammed a three-run homer and Clayton Kershaw dominated for seven innings in a 9-2 victory. That gave the Dodgers a three-game sweep coming out the All-Star break and pulled them into a tie with the D-backs atop the NL West, although Arizona later beat San Francisco to move back ahead by a half-game.

Chris Archer allowed five hits in seven innings of one-run ball and Evan Longoria, Luke Scott and Kelly Johnson all homered off R.A. Dickey in the Rays’ 4-3 win over the Blue Jays on Sunday, their 17th win in 19 games.

Jeff Locke permitted just one hit and one run over six frames as the second-place Bucs extended their lead over the Reds to three games with a 3-2 victory on Sunday at Great American Ball Park.

The Mets displayed power in the form of three homers, and behind Matt Harvey’s overpowering performance, defeated the Phillies, 5-0, on Sunday at Citi Field.